I wrote a story on the Broncos’ 2011 tight end tandem of Richard Quinn and Dan Gronkowski, at least until fourth-round rookie Julius Thomas comes along, for tomorrow’s Denver Post. I got to thinking about how little the Broncos used their tight ends last season and got invested in some research. Here’s what I compiled:

Tight end Tandems

Only the Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills got less production out of their tight end position last year than the Broncos. No one got more out of their tight ends than the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. A look at the NFL’s top tight end tandems, in terms of receptions, in 2010: